/vr/ - Retro Games

Ultima VII: The Black Gate
https://strawpoll.com/e6Z28aYdqnN

I was wondering recently, for being "THE" influential (C)RPG how the fuck did Ultima 7 end up being generally forgotten in the grand scheme of RPGs? Super Mario Brothers is still talked about, Dragon Quest 3 is still talked about, Doom is still talked about, but outside of retro circles and the literal elderly Ultima 7 gets zero discussion despite it being the game that introduced the deluge of interactivity we still see to this day in something like TES.

Virtually every CRPG from the 80s and 90s

Excited to play this for the first time. But the hunger system is really dragging things down. Just as I start getting into a quest these fuckers start popping whining messages and I'm spending more money than I've found ways to replace yet in order to clutter up an already strained inventory system with food. I'm about ready to start dismissing party members just so I can rid their pie holes. What do I do about this?

Its my first time truly getting into an Ultima game. I played a bit of some of the earlier series and a lot of Underworld a long time ago, but I've been craving an RPG and I've heard VII is one of the best.

The problem I'm having is navigating the world. The map that came with the GoG version has all the places labeled in runes, and if I try and find a map online with the towns labeled, what I get is a bunch of maps with everything possible spoiled on the space provided. I don't want to know where in the forests I'm going to be jumped, I just want to be able to tell where I'm going. I'm used to grid mapping with games like M&M3, so this is different for me by quite a bit. Does anyone have a link to a map that isn't spoiler-ridden, or any tips for in game navigation?

I don't enjoy RPGs that are pure dungeon crawlers. I've always been more interested in RPGs that involve actual role-playng, and that type of RPG seemed to really kick off with Fallout, BG, and PS:T.

Given that these are my preferences, are the Ultima games worth playing and which ones should I play?

I got this + expansion but I can't force myself to play it. Am I losing much?

what are some tips fo-r someone who is brand new to ultima 7?